Stabilizing Power Sharing.

Power sharing is modeled as a duel over some prize. Each of two players may either share the prize in some ratio or fire at the other player-either in sequence or simultaneously-and eliminate it with a specified probability. If one player eliminates the other without being eliminated itself, it captures the entire prize, but the prize is damaged over time when there is shooting.Simultaneous shooting, which is more damaging than sequential shooting, tends to induce the players to share the prize. We argue that it was effectively implemented by the superpowers with the doctrine of "launch on warning" during the Cold War and strengthened by the development of second-strike capability. Making simplifying assumptions, we extend the 2-person analysis to n-person games, called "nuels," in which simultaneity seems to stabilize power sharing. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]